RAILWAY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
RAILWAY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Testimonies from the Rail Fellowship Programme
like to see the Government look at new ways to support these businesses that are based in Britain.” Home Secretary Priti Patel MP
“Visiting the National Training Academy for Rail and Siemens’ Traincare Facility,
as part of RIA’s Rail Fellowship Programme, today was a great opportunity. I was able to see up close how the rail industry is helping to generate highly valuable skills for young people and why this site is so vital a resource in building up the UK’s skills capabilities as we prepare to leave the European Union. Thank you to the whole team for a fascinating day.” Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP
Rail Fellowship Programme The Rail Fellowship Programme seeks to showcase the best of the UK rail supply community.
“It was exciting to see all the great work that is being done in the rail industry and to meet the people on the ground who are making it happen.
This initiative, which launched in 2018, pairs politicians with RIA members to promote the work of the organisations that build, maintain and enhance the UK’s railways. The Programme helps to educate politicians on the sector’s crucial importance to the UK by placing them at state-of-the-art sites where highly skilled rail professionals showcase the fascinating work they do. It focuses on three key areas – innovation, exports and skills.
Participating Fellows spend a day ‘on location’ with a RIA Member whose work is relevant to their role or constituency. Participants become part of an annual RIA Railway Fellowship Class and are recognised at our yearly Parliamentary Reception in November – where MPs are reunited with the organisations they visited. At the Reception, each MP is given a trophy, marking their participation and as a reminder of the importance of rail supply.
From manufacturing trains, to software and digital innovation, the rail sector has been at the heart of the Midlands’ economy for over a century, and I was happy to see first-hand the transformative impact investment in rail is continuing to have on the region, and the whole of the UK. “Visiting Balfour Beatty’s new Rail Innovation Centre gave me a great insight into the crucial work being done to bring the Digital Railway to Britain and secure all the benefits that come with it. I was also pleased to tour Derby Station and see for myself the investment being delivered to provide better journeys for the four million customers who use the station every year.”
Get involved RIA is looking for sites for our 2020 RIA Rail Fellowship Programme. If you are a RIA member and would like to host a Rail Fellowship Programme visit, please contact Max Sugarman at max. sugarman@riagb.org.uk
“My visit to the Bombardier site in Ilford as part of the RIA Railway Fellowship Programme provided brilliant insight into the rail supply chain
and how the rail industry is an important part of our economy. As with all highly skilled industries I was pleased to see how Bombardier are investing in skills, apprentices and innovative practices to support high quality rail services. The long term success of the UK’s economy and productivity is dependent upon a thriving supply chain to deliver critical investment in the rail network. I would
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